Kit Lager Yeast

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Post by Jim » Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:00 am

Sounds like you have a dud pack of yeast.

Any decent http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/item1292.htm should get you going, but you'll need to be quick.
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Post by Jim » Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:40 pm

Even bottom working yeasts throw a head in the early stages, especially if the temperature is high (lager yeast prefer low temperatures). It'll all sink as fermentation progresses.
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Post by Jaytee » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:53 pm

QUOTE Even bottom working yeasts throw a head in the early stages

Think you'll find that the Coopers yeasts are mainly ale yeasts anyway, damned hard to ferment at 8-14C in Aussie without some good cooling. Coopers kits/yeasts usually have instructions to ferment in the 20's which is way too high for a lager yeast. From my days as a Coopers lager fan, 18-20C is best
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